In a world of AI slop writing, I’m prioritizing brevity more than ever.
As Blaise Pascal (not Mark Twain to whom it is often attributed) once wrote, “I only made this letter longer because I have...
That quote is great. A little off topic, but it reminds me of this great line towards the end of Letter from Birmingham Jail:
"Never before have I written so long a letter. I’m afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts and pray long prayers?"
"Never before have I written so long a letter. I’m afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts and pray long prayers?"
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